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I have noticed an annoying trend with grown women talking like teenagers. At work I have been emailed "hi hun" (wtf?)

And on social media there seem to be alot of "blessed mummy", "quality family time" "love my munchkins" "family forever" type things.


So a picture of a frozen pizza end up being:

#lovemyhubby #blessed #midweekqualitytime


Find it really annoying


#midivydale #carpediem #mysonismyworld #solucky

Haha, I want to headbutt a wall every time I see "hun" on facebook.


"What's up hun?"


Probably you calling her "hun".


But the "mummies" thing really winds me up (and I'm a bloke, so really shouldn't pay it any attention, but I can't help it.


"To all my mummy friends" / "us mummies are such busy bees"


Fuck off fuck off fuck off!!!!!!!!!!





Aaaaaaand breathe.

'Little man' when talking about male babies makes my skin crawl.


And official people like health visitors who refer to you as 'Mummy' and 'Baby' as if they're your actual names. 'So how old is Baby now?' 'Will you sign this form, Mummy?'


Vom.

This thread makes me so uncomfortable. Its just different choices of words, and at worst its someone misjudging their audience. and its on facebook. just scroll past.


but it comes close to sliding into the so common territory where we group women into made up groups like 'yummy mummies with their lattes and bugaboos' which winds me up way more than some calling me 'hun' ever would.

What does it matter what word someone uses as long as they mean well? When people use these words it's usually in a kind/warm/positive way and there should be more of that in the world. Mummies/Mamas/Mothers should definitively stick together and support each other as we know first hand what a tough job it is. A kind word or feeling supported and understood (even on social media) can make or break someone's day!

I took this thread as a bit of a lighthearted grumble. It's good to be able to laugh off the small niggles, as long as it's good natured. But I can understand how a laugh can go wrong. Parenting is a tricky topic.


I would find 'hun' a bit weird at work too. I guess it depends on your job? Or is ever right to call your colleagues 'hun'. Is it ok for women, but not men? Not sure, but it's interesting food for thought.


I don't like being called 'mummy' by my hubbie...


Hubs

Hubbie bubble

Hubberoni

The hubster

Hubbie McHubface...


Jeremy, do any of these take your fancy?

:)


xx

  • 2 weeks later...

I personally have no problems whatsoever with the word 'mama' as that is how we say 'mum' in Polish, and in many other languages actually. I bet your kids actually said 'mama' for the first time, rather than 'mum' or 'mummy', so I don't understand why that should annoy anyone.


Of course, I'm all for a light-hearted laugh, but I did also notice the sort of made-up group naming (yummy mummy, etc.), as Convex noticed earlier, which is just bull**** in my humble opinion (oh, how I was tempted to write IMHO!), hehehe.


Now, being referred to as 'Mummy' by a health visitor is just lack of professionalism and smacks of over-protectiveness.

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